• Presents review chapters on the essentials of inorganic chemistry and biochemistry
• Includes up?to?date information on instrumental and analytical techniques and computer?aided modeling and visualization programs
• Familiarizes readers with the primary literature sources and online resources
• Includes detailed coverage of Group 1 and 2 metal ions, concentrating on biological molecules that feature sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium ions
• Describes proteins and enzymes with iron?containing porphyrin ligand systems?myoglobin, hemoglobin, and the ubiquitous cytochrome metalloenzymes?and the non?heme, iron?containing proteins aconitase and methane monooxygenase

It describes proteins and enzymes with iron-containing porphyrin ligand systems-myoglobin, hemoglobin, and the ubiquitous cytochrome metalloenzymes-and the non-heme, iron-containing proteins aconitase and methane monooxygenase. Appropriate for one-semester bioinorganic chemistry courses for chemistry, biochemistry, and biology majors, this text is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It is also a valuable reference for practitioners and researchers who need a general introduction to bioinorganic chemistry, as well as chemists who want an accessible desk reference.

An updated, practical guide to bioinorganic chemistry

Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Short Course, Second Edition provides the fundamentals of inorganic chemistry and biochemistry relevant to understanding bioinorganic topics. Rather than striving to provide a broad overview of the whole, rapidly expanding field, this resource provides essential background material, followed by detailed information on selected topics. The goal is to give readers the background, tools, and skills to research and study bioinorganic topics of special interest to them. This extensively updated premier reference and text:

• Presents review chapters on the essentials of inorganic chemistry and biochemistry

• Includes up?to?date information on instrumental and analytical techniques and computer?aided modeling and visualization programs

• Familiarizes readers with the primary literature sources and online resources

• Includes detailed coverage of Group 1 and 2 metal ions, concentrating on biological molecules that feature sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium ions

• Describes proteins and enzymes with iron?containing porphyrin ligand systems—myoglobin, hemoglobin, and the ubiquitous cytochrome metalloenzymes—and the non?heme, iron?containing proteins aconitase and methane monooxygenase

Appropriate for one?semester bioinorganic chemistry courses for chemistry, biochemistry, and biology majors, this text is ideal for upper?level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It is also a valuable reference for practitioners and researchers who need a general introduction to bioinorganic chemistry, as well as chemists who want an accessible desk reference.

Rosette M. Roat?Malone, PhD, is Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. She developed the advanced bioinorganic chemistry course that formed the basis for this book?s predecessor, Bioinorganic Chemistry: A Short Course. Her research in the reactions of platinum coordination compounds used as anticancer agents with biological molecules has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Petroleum Research Fund, and the Research Corporation.